entomologists
Beetle and butterfly researchers
Entomologists are scientists who study insects.
The field covers everything from butterfly migration to mosquito-borne diseases to agricultural pests.
Entomologists discovered that the beetle was destroying crops across three counties.
The singular is entomologist.
Six-legged arthropods
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
fieldwork · collecting · identification · morphology · biodiversity · cataloging · systematics · larvae
Mesh devices for catching
- trapsDevices for catching prey
- pitfallsHidden dangers or drawbacks
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
malaise · collection · vials · ethanol · preservation · habitat · sampling · expeditions
Optical enlargement instruments
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- slidesMoves smoothly across surface
- keysLock-operating instruments
descriptions · genital · antennae · wings · setae · cuticle · exoskeleton · DNA
British naturalist, species theorist
- WallaceAnglo-Norman given name
- WilsonAnglo-Saxon patronymic surname
- LinnaeusFather of modern taxonomy
- KirbyPink spherical game protagonist
Lubbock · Comstock · naturalists · pioneers · amateurs · citizen-science · societies · journals
Managing unwanted organisms
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- medicalOf healthcare practice
- vectorsDirected magnitude quantities
disease · pollination · biocontrol · quarantine · invasive · infestation · outbreak · mosquitoes
insects
Six-legged arthropods
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
species · fieldwork · collecting · identification · morphology · biodiversity · cataloging · systematics · larvae · beetles
nets
Mesh devices for catching
beating · malaise · collection · vials · ethanol · preservation · habitat · sampling · expeditions · rainforest
microscopes
Optical enlargement instruments
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- slidesMoves smoothly across surface
keys · descriptions · genital · antennae · wings · setae · cuticle · exoskeleton · DNA · barcoding
Darwin
British naturalist, species theorist
Kirby · Lubbock · Comstock · naturalists · pioneers · amateurs · citizen-science · societies · journals · conferences
pest-control
Managing unwanted organisms
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- medicalOf healthcare practice
vectors · disease · pollination · biocontrol · quarantine · invasive · infestation · outbreak · mosquitoes · ticks
- naturalistsCharles Darwin, naturalist, field researcher, botanist, Carl Linnaeus
- bug loversbug hunters, lepidopterists, apiarists, beekeepers
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- science enthusiastsastronomer, astronomers, stargazer, stargazers, citizen scientists
- learned societieslearned society, learned societies, scientific society, Royal Society, national academy
- museum staffcurators, archivists, conservators, docents, guides
entomologistsarachnologists
Scientists who study spiders
ornithologists · herpetologists · ichthyologists · botanists · mycologists
entomologistsgeologists
Rock and mineral researchers
physicists · astronomers · mineralogists · chemists · astrophysicists